Electric Shock Collar ?

[Dranny GLC 112]

My dog won't come back when lamping was thinking about getting a electric shock collar to zap him when he doesn't return until he realises it stops once he comes back any ideas if this would work or if anyone has used one for recall. ?

[jambay5 191]

if you do go down this road! there is know need to zap him! they have a buzz setting on the collar! first try recall training first! i found getting the dog to heel at my side on command helped with recall now when out lamping i dont use a lead, quick whistle and he back at my side just a shame i dont lamp much lol

 

ATB

[Dranny GLC 112]

He bang on during day, I only av to call him once and same on a night if there's no rabbits about but once I slip him on lamp he just hunts up and won't come back for about 5 min.

[jambay5 191]

Do you let him have a sniff about before you start lamping??? i always let mine have a run in a field were not lamping for 5 before we start so he can warm up and a crap!!

[Dranny GLC 112]

No but ill try it don't think it will help though he does it in every field I slip him.

[Bosun11 537]

Dranny, an electric collar would be the last thing i'd use in this case. If your dog hunts up after a slip at night make sure you are giving it the best possible chance to make a catch. Hunting up can be born of frustration.

Question to ask is, does your dog feck off when it makes a catch. I'd bet it doesn't and comes right back with its prize?

Make sure you are doing ALL you can to put your dog in a position to make catches. Right night, right speck, right field position, right rabbit to run. When your dog clicks that catches come when it is at your side looking down the beam, things will get better.

[bird 9,941]

Dranny, an electric collar would be the last thing i'd use in this case. If your dog hunts up after a slip at night make sure you are giving it the best possible chance to make a catch. Hunting up can be born of frustration.

Question to ask is, does your dog feck off when it makes a catch. I'd bet it doesn't and comes right back with its prize?

Make sure you are doing ALL you can to put your dog in a position to make catches. Right night, right speck, right field position, right rabbit to run. When your dog clicks that catches come when it is at your side looking down the beam, things will get better.

 

 

spot on that . he is 100% right we know the dog not going to catch every rabbit you put it on, but it gets success with most of it runs, it will use the lamp(beam) to get its rabbits, and not hunt up in the dark. With any lurcher ive had ive always tried to get on the easiest rabbit for them, even if it ment walking up to get them when young dogs.Even with Bryn my 6 year old dog, who had tons of rabbits in the lamp, i will still try to drop him on easy ones if i can, but most cases he catches what i put him on anyaway.

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Dranny, an electric collar would be the last thing i'd use in this case. If your dog hunts up after a slip at night make sure you are giving it the best possible chance to make a catch. Hunting up can be born of frustration.

Question to ask is, does your dog feck off when it makes a catch. I'd bet it doesn't and comes right back with its prize?

Make sure you are doing ALL you can to put your dog in a position to make catches. Right night, right speck, right field position, right rabbit to run. When your dog clicks that catches come when it is at your side looking down the beam, things will get better.

what bosun says ^ good advice ..don't like the sound of them shock collars myself ..good luck

[Dranny GLC 112]

He has retreaved a few times but not always he teneds to kill them then drop them in middle of the field then goes looking for another. Until he scared everything away

[lurcherman887 178]

Had dogs like this in the past tbh mate have no patients with them atall not fan of getting rid of dogs but what's point going out after one run he's messing up rest of the field and also I'm guessing your pals won't be best pleased with waiting for dog to come back I no it would p*ss me off . I'd get rid

[Sirius 1,391]

There is no need to use a shock collar unless in extreme situations, and even then you have to know HOW to best use it. There are so many other positive training options than this available to the thinking lurcherman.

 

I would get the dog sharpened up on the recall and retrieve training with fur and then try the lamping and as others have said getting a catch. If the dog hunts up, turn tail with the dog in the field and head for the car and go home, don't keep letting him do it. He will work it out I am sure. And as temping as it might be, don't illuminate another rabbit once he has missed one without him returning to the slip first. Every run, miss or catch, lamp off, a quick call and turn tail and start walking away, try not too switch the lamp on sweeping the field to find the dog while its hunting up, it wont help and only encourage the unwanted behaviour.

Good luck

Edited October 21, 2013 by Bosun11

[the big chief 3,099]

My dog won't come back when lamping was thinking about getting a electric shock collar to zap him when he doesn't return until he realises it stops once he comes back any ideas if this would work or if anyone has used one for recall. ?

yes it does work but.if ya don't know what ya doing with an e collar you can and probably will send the dog the wrong way they are only used as a last resort i had to use one on one of mine i tride all sorts to get him back he would hunt up on the lamp all the time on the lamp i know its a twat to get the dog back but try everything 1st before you try an e collar if you try everything 1st and it doesn't work i will give you a web site for a good e collar

[Dranny GLC 112]

I got him [BANNED TEXT] he was 14 months old so he wasn't trained when I got him and he was my first lucher. I made a rabbit skin dummy ad throw it for him he ran after it then just started chewing it. Like I say in a field with no rabbits one call and he's back iv Evan had people complement me in our local dog walking park how good his recall is.

[the big chief 3,099]

look in ya in box mate

[Flipper_Al 1,012]

I got him [bANNED TEXT] he was 14 months old so he wasn't trained when I got him and he was my first lucher. I made a rabbit skin dummy ad throw it for him he ran after it then just started chewing it. Like I say in a field with no rabbits one call and he's back iv Evan had people complement me in our local dog walking park how good his recall is.

Can i ask how long you have had him.....?

If you look at it from the dogs point of view... why would he bring back his catch to you....

A bit of advice about forums... if you explain fully the situation your in, then your going to get the most appropriate response....

Edited October 21, 2013 by Flipper_Al